G and I had a date night last night. We had planned it about a week ago after looking at our calendar and realizing we had exactly ONE weekend night free between now and 2015. So I texted our babysitter, Miss Alisa – one of Kate’s preschool teachers who is young, energetic, amazing with kids – and
When it comes to those sisters of Frozen, Kate is all about Elsa, but G and I are big fans of Anna. That girl’s got spunk. (“But she doesn’t have magical powers,” Kate likes to point out to us.) Kate is so into Elsa – “NOT Anna” – that imagine my surprise when she decided we
How do you teach your little ones gratitude and appreciation? We want to give Kate the moon, of course, but there is such a delicate balance between providing for her, surprising her with fun little gifts, and helping her understand how lucky we are to have all the things we have. We say “no” to a
Kate is an incredibly picky eater. Or rather, a “selective” eater, as the nutritionist on her cleft palate team has corrected me. She currently has about five foods on rotation for breakfast and lunch, and spends most family dinners squirming in her seat and singing songs instead of eating what I’ve prepared. She informed me
Kate and I had so much fun getting our Halloween crafting on recently with these super simple, kid-friendly, no-carve pumpkin ideas! Since Kate has decided she’s a blogger, she’s been taking our DIY craft projects Very Seriously. So when it came time to decorate some pumpkins for Homes.com, we scoured the craft store like two girls
Kate and I have been having fun playing around with no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas this Halloween season and here’s our latest creation – a mummy pumpkin! After seeing Pottery Barn’s mummy pillow I thought, “Hey, that’d be a great a great way to decorate a pumpkin!” Not only did this orange ball of seeds turn out super
Kate is officially a student! Our sweet baby girl had her first day of 4K today, but no need to pass the Xanax (yet). We are very lucky that Kate’s daycare center is a certified 4K site so she is staying there for her first year of formal education. Same building, same teacher, same classroom, same
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